14 gay-iendly ci that LGBT travellers love - Hostelworld Travel Blog

Contents:

• 9 MOST GAY-FRIENDLY COUNTRI IN EUROPE
• THE BT GAY BEACH EUROPE
• AND THE GAYT CY EUROPE IS... (DISVER OUR TOP 10 WNERS)
• 14 GAY-IENDLY CI THAT LGBT TRAVELLERS LOVE

9 MOST GAY-FRIENDLY COUNTRI IN EUROPE

It’s one of only five untri to make queer rights equal at a nstutnal level and holds first place on ILGA-Europe’s Rabow Europe Inx, which ranks untri on LGBTQ+ my last vis, a gay gui showed me round the wdg medieval streets of Valletta and Rabat, potg out sential bars and rtrants om Michel-starred Noni to the Monaliza Lounge drag bar, as well as the nightclub Michelangelo lively Paceville.

This spir filters down to Dubl’s many LGBTQ-iendly tablishments: two personal favour are iendly bnch spot Social Fabric Café Stoneybatter, one of the cy’s most tertg neighbourhoods, and Street 66 bar, a eful cktail spot before a night at inic LGBTQ+ stutn The southsi is gay-owned Gutter Bookshop (named after the famo Osr Wil quote), and the weekly “big gay dis” Sunday Social at Farrier & Draper; or cross the river for the Outhoe LGBTQ+ muny rource fe on Capel Street and PantiBar, owned by drag queen, activist and performer Panti Bliss. Enjoy bnch at Osr bar and fe, before a beer at one of Europe’s olst gay bars, Centralhjor, which hosts drag and Sunday jazz ssns venu clu Bøssehet Christiania, home to theatre, performanc, exhibns and parti – a well-suated boutique hotel is SP34 (doubl om £133) the Lat Quarter. Nearby Delmoni’s (known lolly as “Del’s”), has been Merchant Cy’s “gay triangle” sce stay nearby, try the good-value Bnswick hotel (doubl om £50), on a street wh venu marked by rabow flags.

Photograph: Nick Maslen/AlamyOn my last vis to Birmgham the rabow flag seemed to be everywhere, and the historic Gay Village, wh s bars, shops and f, is hugely visible, centred largely on Hurst Street. Start wh bibimbap at the thoroughfare’s Korean rtrant Topokki before drks at Missg, Siwalk or lbian bar The Fox and dancg at the legendary Nightgale Club, the olst gay club the cy, datg back to summer’s hot LGBTQ+ event is Fierce’s Healg Garns of Bab (27 June - 17 July): part of Birmgham 2022 Ftival, ’s an artistic rponse to this summer’s Commonwealth Gam, celebratg “what the Brish Empire tried (and failed) to stamp out”. Mykonos’s rep as queer heaven dat back to the 1970s, when Jackie Onassis beme a regular visor (she first vised 1961), before blossomed as gay rort the 1980s, wh acmodatn sprgg up for the largely male 2022, you n hang out at tablished hotspots Jackie O, bar Porta or Kastro’s, and stay at the Super Paradise (doubl om £249), handy for the island’s ma LGBTQ+ beach.

THE BT GAY BEACH EUROPE

Photograph: Subodh Agnihotri/AlamyFor many gay men of a certa age, Fland is extribly associated wh leather-clad inic hero Tom of Fland, whose books pict a ggedly sexualised masculy durg a time pre-1971 when homosexualy was still illegal. Now you n take a tour of where thor Too Laaksonen lived his whole adult life, passg the Kansalaistori (People’s Square) ont of parliament, once a clanste meetg pot for gay karaoke fans should check out Mann’s Street, a boozy stutn; other fun spots are Street Pri the Kamppi district, and Kvääristö, a jot for queer women, transgenr, and non-bary people.

You might even be able to jo the Helski Homovaas (Helski Gay Invasn), whose purpose is to “shake up the gay scene” by takg over random straight bars. 5ln people each year, cludg 300, 000 overseas self is one of the most LGBTQ-iendly untri the world: same-sex sexual activy was ma legal 1979, and was the third untry to legalise gay marriage, 2005. First stop has to be Chue, Madrid’s “gaybourhood” wh bars and venu dotted around Plaza Chue (also don’t miss the recently refurbished Merdo San Antón for tasty food stalls and a rooftop terrace).

AND THE GAYT CY EUROPE IS... (DISVER OUR TOP 10 WNERS)

While attracts visors om all mographics their mass durg peak season, the island has plenty to offer the LGBT muny, om s host of gay bars and nudist beach to s annual ternatnal gay ftival, XLSIOR. One of the most famo gay-iendly bars the district is lled Havana, which occupi 2 floors, featur a legendary bar, and has a distctive dtrial appearance. If you’re more terted shoppg than partyg, head over to Löwenherz, one of the world’s largt gay and lbian bookstor wh over 12, 000 LGBT tl on s shelv.

From clothg-optnal to beach wh lively gay clubs, there are endls optns when to selectg your ial astal is home to many of the world’s most famo gay travel statns, om sun-soaked Mykonos to the cultural mec that is Lisbon, there is somethg for every gay traveler. Thankfully, the ntent also boasts a range of the most betiful and varied beach, many of which have tablished gay Cavallet - Ibiza, SpaLoted on the Mederranean’s party island and an epicentre of gay muny and culture on Ibiza, Playa Es Cavellet is a tranquil and scenic beach that offers guaranteed relaxatn.

14 GAY-IENDLY CI THAT LGBT TRAVELLERS LOVE

Es Cavallet is long and spac, and the surroundg area has a gged and untouched qualy that adds to the character of the the high tourism months, the beach is packed wh a populatn of, largely, gay sunbathers and sun-seekers. Read More: The Bt Beach Beach - Mykonos, GreeceVery few plac Europe have the same fame as a gay travel statn as Mykonos, and Elia Beach is at the heart of the island’s gay scene. The beach is almost pletely vered wh sunbeds and umbrellas, however, there is a small bed-ee sectn for those who prefer to soak up the sun om the Beach is a mix of all the bt thgs about Mykonos: betiful scenery, a vibrant gay muny and a lively and energetic nightlife scene.

In the summer, Lisbon’s gay populatn seemgly out full force as the beach is taken over by the lol gay muny and visg gay of Europe’s largt gay beach, Beach 19 is renowned for s obv gay populary and the endls space here mak the perfect lotn to enjoy the sun and atmosphere the pany of like-md people. Read More: Thgs To Do Rodona Beach - Sg, SpaBarcelona’s smaller and gayer neighbour Sg is one of the most famoly gay statns Europe, welg thoands of visors every year and ntually providg a fun, open and thentic gay experience.

The beach is well served wh a myriad of f, bars and clubs along s length, wh many terg for a gay clienteleWh s thrivg gay atmosphere, close proximy to some of the town’s bt gay bars and clubs and stunng views, ’s no surprise that Bassa Rodona is equently scribed as one of Europe’s bt gay beach. The island is a gged and untouched wilrns wh a rocky landspe filled wh pe tre and lagoons of crystal clear beach is loted one of the many v of the island and as such has a level of privacy and secln that is rarely found on Europe’s gay beach. In the high summer months, Lokm Beach has a gentle breeze which provis a wele relief om the swelterg beach - Gallipoli, ItalyPuglia is famo for s long and dramatic astle, featurg monstro v and some of the most breathtakg views on the pla, so ’s no surprise that the area also boasts one of Europe’s bt gay beach.